• BUCHANAN, VERNON
Experience: House: District 16, 2007-Present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,339,109Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Vern Buchanan
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Sandy; 2 Children: Matt, James
    Birth Date: 05/08/1951
    Birth Place: suburb of Detroit, MI
    Home City: Longboat Key, FL
    Religion: Christian

Education

    Masters, Business Administration, University of Detroit, 1986
    Bachelors, Business, Cleary University, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 16, 2007-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Social Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Trade, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Friends of Panama Caucus
    Chair, Friends of Panama Caucus, present
    Former Member, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

    State Finance Chair, Mel Martinez Senate Campaign
    Businessman
    Served, Michigan Air National Guard, 1970-1976

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Boys and Girls Club
    Member, Community Foundation of Sarasota
    Member, Executive Committee, United States Chamber of Commerce
    Former Chair, Florida Chamber of Commerce
    Co-Chair, Republican National Finance Committee
    Former Chair, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Additional Information

Awards:

    Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame 2005
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 75
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/22/2017 H.R.115 Thin Blue Line Act 05/22/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.2126 What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act 04/25/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.854 Retirement Security for American Workers Act 02/03/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.113 Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.646 No Pay Raise for Congress Act 01/24/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 H.R.114 Social Media Screening for Terrorists Act of 2017 01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.253 Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.116 Main Street Fairness Act 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.112 Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2017 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.111 Support Our Start-Ups Act 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.J.Res.5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
11/29/2016 H.R.6396 Retirement Security for American Workers Act 11/29/2016 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.3957 Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 09/22/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
06/23/2016 H.R.5456 Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 06/23/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.  (All Actions)
06/10/2016 H.R.5169 What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act 06/10/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478.  (All Actions)
04/27/2016 H.R.5076 Main Street Fairness Act 04/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/03/2016 H.R.4650 Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016 03/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/15/2016 H.R.4301 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. 01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.Res.451 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
09/18/2015 H.R.3568 Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2015 09/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 985
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/23/2009 H.R.1208 Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009
07/23/2009 H.R.1206 Syria Accountability and Liberation Act
07/23/2009 H.R.997 English Language Unity Act of 2009
07/23/2009 H.R.391 To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes.
06/18/2009 H.Res.557 Expressing support for the State of Israel's inalienable right to defend itself in the face of an imminent nuclear or military threat from Iran, terrorist organizations, and the countries that harbor them.
07/16/2009 H.R.3231 Durban Taxpayer Refund Act of 2009
07/13/2009 H.Res.615 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members who vote in favor of the establishment of a public, federal government run health insurance option are urged to forgo their right to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and agree to enroll under that public option.
07/10/2009 H.R.3178 Small Business Growth Act of 2009
07/10/2009 H.Con.Res.131 Directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God We Trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center. Passed Not Voting
07/08/2009 H.Res.619 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the people of Honduras.
06/25/2009 H.R.3044 To impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct.
06/19/2009 H.R.2964 Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2009
06/19/2009 H.Res.567 Congratulating the University of California, Irvine's men's volleyball team for winning the 2009 national championship.
06/16/2009 H.Res.366 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and expressing support for designation of 2010 through 2020 as the "Decade of Vision". Failed No
06/12/2009 H.R.2296 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009
06/12/2009 H.R.634 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
06/04/2009 H.R.2733 Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009
06/03/2009 H.R.2672 Help Veterans Own Franchises Act
06/02/2009 H.Res.259 Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives for the acts of heroism and military achievement by the members of the United States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and commending them for leadership and valor in an operation that helped bring an end to World War II.
05/26/2009 H.R.2017 To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes.
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